CVE-2025-22662
📋 TL;DR
This stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. When users view pages containing the injected scripts, the attacker can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf. This affects all WordPress sites using the SendPulse plugin versions up to 2.1.5.
💻 Affected Systems
- SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers steal user session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, or redirect users to phishing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
XSS vulnerabilities are commonly weaponized. Exploitation typically requires some level of access to inject malicious scripts.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the SendPulse plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate sendpulse-email-marketing-newsletter
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Add to nginx config: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'";
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Enable WordPress security plugins with XSS protection features
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get sendpulse-email-marketing-newsletter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.1.6 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Suspicious script tags in form submissions
- Multiple failed injection attempts
Network Indicators:
- Requests containing common XSS payloads like <script>, javascript:, or onload=
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("sendpulse" OR "<script>" OR "javascript:")